Because trees can cool cities by providing shade and evaporating water into the atmosphere, greening city streets is an often-touted strategy for climate change adaptation. But trees provide benefits ...
How do you cool yourself on a hot day? Perhaps you find shade, switch on a fan or retreat to air conditioning? But spare a thought for tropical forest trees. As the climate warms, they must either ...
Discover how some tropical trees regulate leaf temperature to survive scorching heat. A new study reveals the fascinating adaptations of certain species and the implications for conservation in a ...
More trees will cool the climate and suppress fires, but mainly if planted in the tropics, according to a new UC Riverside study. “Our study found more cooling from planting in warm, wet regions, ...
This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Ian Smith is a Research Scientist in Earth & Environment ...